Golf Industry News

Augusta, United States: Following an exciting Masters week with Bubba Watson winning his second Green Jacket, Black Knight International kicked off the 2014 Gary Player Invitational (GPI) Series by raising more than US$328,000 to fund under-privileged children’s education. Participants were welcomed to the charity event, which pairs celebrities, businessmen, international sports figures and professional golfers […]

Como, Italy: Some 1,300 delegates from 65 countries will be guests in Como in October to launch Italy as a golf destination. During a press conference at the Golf Club Monticello (Cassina Rizzardi, Como) it was confirmed that the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) 2014 will be held for the first time in Italy, in […]

Bali, Indonesia: Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali Resort has been awarded the coveted Diamond Award at the inaugural IAGTO Excellence Awards. The Balinese club was among four elite recipients of the award, alongside sister golf resorts Mission Hills Haikou and Mission Hills Shenzhen in China and Danang Golf Club in Vietnam Presented at Mission Hills on […]

Augusta, United States: Bubba Watson flourished once again on golf’s grandest stage, securing his second Green Jacket in three years, this time in regulation play instead of a dramatic play-off. The American left-hander secured a three-stroke win over fellow Titleist Pro V1x loyalists and Masters rookies Jordan Spieth and Jonas Blixt, who finished in a […]

London, England: Asian Golf Industry Federation Charter Member Club Car, the world’s largest manufacturer of small-wheel, zero-emissions electric vehicles, has announced the development of a new 50% more efficient EFI (electronic fuel injection) engine, which brings exclusive automotive technology to the utility and transport vehicle markets. Developed in partnership with Subaru, a leader in performance […]

Singapore: Mizuno Singapore, in collaboration with Poh Bros Golf Academy, is setting up the Mizuno Golf School in the Island Republic. Mizuno Golf School’s syllabus is created in collaboration between three-time PGA Teacher of the Year Joe Thiel and Mizuno Golf School Japan. Thiel has spent more than 37 years coaching, and boasts the prestigious […]

Haikou, China: The PGA Tour’s inaugural China Series tees-off on Thursday with the Mission Hills Haikou Open on tropical Hainan Island, where Chinese and international players will begin their bid to finish in the top-five of the money list and qualify for the 2015 Web.com Tour in the United States. The rewards match those on […]

Beijing, China: The core population of golfers in mainland China continues to grow as does the output value of golf products. These are among the key findings from Research and Investment Prospect of China Golf Industry 2014-2018. The survey offers an analysis on the golf industry in the following aspects: market scale, golf market supply […]

Pattaya, Thailand: Thai Prayad Marksaeng completed a magnificent wire-to-wire victory in the Singha Pattaya Open today after holding off  a brave challenge from his nephew and defending champion Kwanchai Tannin, at Burapha Golf Club. Prayad, oozing his usual effortless natural gift for the game, recorded the 14th win of his professional career after firing a closing […]

Carlsbad, United States: Odyssey, the self-proclaimed ‘#1 Putter in Golf’ has announced the in-store availability of its Tank Cruiser Putter, bringing a new level of fitting to Odyssey’s most technological counterbalanced putter range. In response to feedback from the company’s Tour professionals, the Tank Cruiser features three head weights (10g, 15g and 20g) that can […]

Haikou, China: More than 150 golf tour operator companies attended last month’s IAGTO´s third annual Asia Golf Tourism Convention (AGTC). While there, they discussed business opportunities with supplier delegates from 150 companies including golf resorts, golf clubs, hotels, inbound operators and tourist boards from 19 countries across the Asia-Pacific region. China was well represented with […]

Abu Dhabi: With less than three weeks until the start of the 2014 HSBC Golf Business Forum, the conference room at the Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort and Spa is filling up. Golf’s west to east migration and the business case for golf sponsorship are just two topics to feature on the agenda in Abu […]

Singapore: Prominent club professionals from around the globe have hailed the 10th Asian Club Managers’ Conference (Singapore) an overwhelming success. The three-day gathering attracted a record attendance of more than 200 delegates from a dozen countries, including the first delegation from mainland China to participate in the event. Americans Gregg Patterson and Mike Holtzman, respected […]

Singapore, April 10: Laguna National Golf and Country Club’s Masters Course will return to the limelight when it stages The Championship from May 1-4. It also marks a return to the Island country for the European Tour and the Asian Tour, which co-sanctioned the Singapore Masters there in the six years between 2002 and 2007 […]

Haikou, China: Abu Dhabi is set to experience a surge in golf holiday bookings from Asia, according to a leading Chinese golf tour operator. Speaking after Abu Dhabi’s participation in last month’s Asian Golf Tourism Convention (AGTC), Dai Weina, Marketing Planning Director from China’s Grand Tours, said this year would be big for the emirate’s […]